What I Wish I Knew When I Started Climbing | 10 Tips to Climb Harder

I'm now waiting for the day I see someone do a double front flip in a climb

#11: Actually USE your feet and body tension. The amount of people I see climbing with good beta, putting their feet in the right spots, but have barely any actual hips/hamstring/foot engagement is crazy. Everyone focuses on their hands all the time but you can get away with being really weak if you have good body positioning and actually USE your body. There is a huge difference between standing on a foot and engaging through your foot, pulling your hips into the wall with your hamstrings, and not letting your hips drop or your center or gravity change when moving between holds.

Nice Video, the end reminds me of a saying that's on one wall in my main climbing gym: "The best climber is the one having the most fun!" 😃👍

Tip 11: wear a climbing helmet when outdoor climbing. Especially if you're belaying directly under a lead climber who keeps falling!

There’s a lot of these videos but this is one of the best I’ve seen. Impressed you managed to keep such a talky video entertaining too . Nice one

Day 1 of climbing today. (Basically 0 experience). 1 near death experience and apparently my friends think 5.10b is beginner shit, or were they lying to me to make me try it. All in all, 10/10

Excellent advice and another great video. Ace to see Flashpoint Swansea getting a visit too :)

Terrific tip Josh, thanks for sharing. And the last is my fav. Have fun and make your own climbs.

perfect timing, just arrived in my office and opened a can of coca cola! also, a very interesting video idea would, or so my partner and i think, would be about challenges for tall climbers! there is so many videos about small climbers and how to maximise reach, but it would be really cool to have a video for taller climbers as well! perhaps you could team up with nathan betts haha! anyways, nice video, as always!

Warming up properly is by far the best advice here, however do NOT use a hangboard until fully warmed up, its so easy to pop a flexor and/or pulley.

Really nice video. I saw some vids you made. I really like the tip, of building a good base/foundation of experience before getting to the next level. And i agree with you by saying, enjoy climbing, feel movements and try sometimes like a child: This is a really good approach to make climbing for decades part of your life. All the best, Dave

That’s me.. The guy who doesn’t know where to start his arms and legs half of the time.. As a result, I refuse to get a chalk bag until I do. I want that beginner look lol

Thank you! This was such a helpful video. I was wondering how you'd recommend going about learning the fundamental techniques? My local gym only offers courses for those who can already comfortably climb intermediate (they say FB 4/5A). But I'd much rather learn the right techniques from the start. I'm doing a lot of top roping but not so much bouldering, so while I can climb up to 5.10b, I don't feel as though that translates to bouldering as the moves feel much harder.

Yes, you need all the tips to stare climbing! 🤣😊

I find a good warm up is just doing some easy climbs first.

11:40 double front flips 😂

Wow learnt so many things

Ah, AG1 aka expensive pee. Good tips! 😊

Awesome video kinda needed some inspiration to start working in the gym again! And your right no one does care what grade you climb! Also what are you doing in flashpoint swansea that's not where you belong!!!! 😂

Yooo flashpoint swansea??? I was there TODAY!! What're the odds?